Valet dresser cabinet



March 8, 1966 o. LANGER 3,239,296

VALET DRESSER CABINET Filed April 28, 1964 INVENTOR. ()gicrd Langer United States Patent ()filice Patented Mar. 8, 1966 3,239,296 VALET DRESSER CABINET Olgierd Langer, 1 Bogardus Place, New York 40, N.Y. Filed Apr. 28, 1964, Ser. No. 363,259 4 Claims. (Cl. 312-204) This invention relates to articles of furniture and, more particularly, to a novel valet dresser type cabinet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a valet dresser cabinet which can be conveniently placed in any room which has the normal appearance of a wall cabinet, which has concealed hangers that can be readily used to accommodate all of the articles of clothing to be worn by a gentleman whenever desired.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a concealed type valet dresser having the normal appearance of a fine quality wall cabinet, which also includes a sliding tray for receiving garment accessories, billfold, and other pocket accessories for convenient storage until needed.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide a valet dresser of the type described which is completely self-contained and self-supporting, normally has the appearance of a wall cabinet, and which can be readily coverted into a full complement valet dresser for accommodating all of the articles of clothing to be worn.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a valet dresser cabinet made in accordance with the present invention in actual use;

FIGURE 2 is a top plan View, with parts broken away, and partly exploded arrangement, of the valet dresser shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged transverse cross sectional view taken along line 33 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken along line 44 of FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIGURE 4.

Referring now to the drawing, a valet dresser unit made in accordance with the present invention is shown to include a main housing having a top wall 14, a bottom wall 16, and spaced apart side walls 12.

A pair of partitions 18 divide the interior of the main housing into an upper drawer or tray compartment 20, within which a drawer or tray 22 is slidably received. The inside surfaces of the side walls 12 include rails 24 that are slidably received within grooves 26 at the adjacent ends of the drawer 22 to accommodate sliding movement thereof. The grooves 26 terminate inwardly of the'front panel of the dresser, so as to limit the closing movement of the drawer to its properly closed position coextensive with the front surface of the main housing, regardless of the depth of the main housing.

Beneath the drawer compartment 20 the partitions 28 define a pair of shallow compartments 28, each of which slidably receives a hanger element. A trouser and jacket hanger element 30 having a bale type hook 32 at its upper end, is slidably received within the lower compartment 28. An underwear and hose hanger element 36 having a bale type hook 38 is slidably received within the upper compartment 28. The underwear and hose hanger element 36 includes a pair of upwardly and inwardly curved arms 40 which define portions for supporting a pair of undershorts and an undershirt, whereas a pair of hose may be placed within the bale member 38. The front surfaces of the drawer 22 and each of the hanger elements is provided with a pair of pull knobs 42 for ease in the handling thereof.

Stopper elements 44 are mounted within the compartments 28, between the partitions 18 and the bottom wall 16, to limit the inward movement of the hanger elements, thus ensuring proper registry of the front side of the main housing, as shown in FIGURE 1.

In the normal use of the valet dresser 10, the drawer and both hanger elements are installed within the respective compartments, thus giving the appearance of a trim, handsome wall cabinet. However, in order to use the unit as a valet dresser, the hanger elements 30, 36 are removed from their compartments 28 and hung in the vertical use position illustrated in FIGURES 3 and 4.

The bottom wall 16 of the main housing defines an H-shaped cutout 46 which defines a pair of ledges 48, 50 separated by an intermediate cross groove 47. These ledges 48, 50 are spaced between the front and rear of the main housing and have forwardly and rearwardly inclined upper surfaces 49, 51, respectively which slidably support the upper portions of the bale members 32, 38 of the hanger elements 30, 36. The bale elements of the hanger elements are received within the space 47 to enable the bale element to be drawn over the forward or rear ledge formed by the H-shaped cutout, for supported assembly thereupon, as shown in the drawing, to support the garments 34, as shown in FIGURE 1.

The rear edge of each side wall 12 is provided with a cutout 52, over which a plate 54 is secured, such as by screws 55. Each such plate 54 includes a vertical slot 56 for receiving a fastener element, such as a screw, nail, or hanger, to support the unit 10 upon a wall or other vertical surface.

It will now be recognized that in actual use, the main housing is mounted upon any desired vertical surface at approximately eye level. In the normal storage position of the parts, the unit has the appearance of an attractive wall cabinet. When it is desired to place articles of clothing upon the respective parts, the hanger elements are removed from their compartments and hung upon the support ledges 48, 50 and used in a conventional manner. The drawer 22 may be used for temporary storage of valuables, pocket accessories, and the like. Upon completing dressing, the hanger elements may be returned to their compartments so that the unit again provides the appearance of a wall cabinet in an unobtrusive, concealed, and attractive manner.

While this invention has been described with particular reference to the construction shown in the drawing, it is to be understood that such is not to be construed as imparting limitations upon the invention, which is best defined by the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A valet cabinet comprising, in combination, a main housing having means for elevated support, a hanger element removably concealed within said main housing, and support means carried by said main housing detachably supporting said hanger element from a suspended position, said main housing comprising top and bottom walls and a pair of side walls defining at least one forwardly opening compartment, said hanger element being slidably received within said compartment, said hanger element including a finished surface at one end lying substantially coextensive with the forward surface of said main housing in said concealed position.

2. A valet cabinet as set forth in claim 1, wherein said support means comprises a support arm defined by said bottom wall, and said hanger element further comprises a bale portion at the opposite end, said bale portion removably receiving said support arm in said suspended position.

3. A valet cabinet as set forth in claim 1, wherein said support means comprises a central portion of said bottom wall having an H-shaped cutout defining a pair of ledges spaced between the forward and rear surfaces of said main housing, said hanger element further comprising a bale portion, and said ledges defining a space therebetween receiving said bale portion for supported engagement upon one of said ledges.

4. A valet cabinet comprising, in combination, a main housing having top, bottom and side walls defining a pair 10 of forwardly opening compartments, a pair of hanger elements removably concealed within said compartments, said bottom wall having an H-shaped cutout defining a pair of ledges spaced between the front and rear of said main housing, each of said hanger elements comprising a bale portion, and said ledges defining a space therebetween receiving said bale portions of said hanger elements each for supported engagement upon one of said ledges.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 859,273 7/1907 Wilson 312321 X FOREIGN PATENTS 197,541 8/ 1938 Switzerland.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner.

15 F. 'DOMOTOR, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A VALET CABINET COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A MAIN HOUSING HAVING MEANS FOR ELEVATED SUPPORT, A HANGER ELEMENT REMOVABLY CONCEALED WITHIN SAID MAIN HOUSING, AND SUPPORT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MAIN HOUSING DETACHABLY SUPPORTING SAID HANGER ELEMENT FROM A SUSPENDED POSITION, SAID MAIN HOUSING COMPRISING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS DEFINING AT LEAST ONE FORWARDLY OPENING COMPARTMENT, SAID HANGER ELEMENT BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED WITHIN SAID COMPARTMENT, SAID HANGER ELEMENT INCLUDING A FINISHED SURFACE AT ONE END LYING SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH THE FORWARD SURFACE OF SAID MAIN HOUSING IN SAID CONCEALED POSITION. 